Athens vs Daejeon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Daejeon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$975
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3344
$2735
🏠 One person rent
$675
$370
🏘️ Family rent
$1210
$836
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$74.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1105
$2352
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
90
76
😀 Quality of life
78
86
🏙️ Population
643K
1.48M

The cost of living in Athens is 40% more expensive than in Daejeon. Cities ranked 4177th and 5865th ($1366 vs $975) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 72nd in Greece and South Korea, respectively. Check Greece vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 2.4 months in Daejeon. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Daejeon ranked 6th in South Korea, while ranked 658th and 314th among best cities to live in the world.

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Athens Daejeon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$26.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$6.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$2.83
 Cappuccino
$4.1
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$927
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3450
$5730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3233
$4514
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$9.88
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$2.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.96
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$8.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$8.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$5.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$5.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.35
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.77
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$32.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.2
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$69.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11136
$19159

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1257
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1258
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1228
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1346
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1262
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1278
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1143
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1146
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1399
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1528
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1459
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1399
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1045
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1054
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1148
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1005
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1060
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$896
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1956
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1133
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1080
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1123
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$956
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1198
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1019
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1062
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1769
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1036
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$899
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$989
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1257
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1120
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$892
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1036
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1094
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$743
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1050
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1186

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Gyeryong
$999
18 km or 11 mi Sejong
$1043
26 km or 16 mi Gongju
$1098
31 km or 20 mi Nonsan
$1084
33 km or 21 mi Cheongju
$997
42 km or 26 mi Asan
$1066
55 km or 34 mi Cheonan
$1222
60 km or 37 mi Iksan
$980
63 km or 39 mi Jeonju
$915
69 km or 43 mi Boryeong
$1134
70 km or 43 mi Sangju
$981
70 km or 44 mi Gimcheon
$995
73 km or 46 mi Gunsan
$1007
74 km or 46 mi Anseong
$1041
76 km or 47 mi Gimje
$968
76 km or 47 mi Pyeongtaek
$1053
78 km or 48 mi Mungyeong
$992
84 km or 52 mi Chungju
$1098
88 km or 55 mi Gumi
$977
91 km or 56 mi Dangjin
$1025
93 km or 58 mi Osan
$1025
96 km or 60 mi Seosan
$1027
99 km or 62 mi Jeongeup
$1000
100 km or 62 mi Yongin
$1142
103 km or 64 mi Icheon
$1077
105 km or 65 mi Namwon
$1005
107 km or 67 mi Yeoju
$1036
109 km or 68 mi Suwon
$970
109 km or 68 mi Hwaseong
$1049
114 km or 71 mi Jecheon
$1111
117 km or 72 mi Uiwang
$988
118 km or 73 mi Gwangju
$1057
119 km or 74 mi Ansan
$990
120 km or 74 mi Gunpo
$1003
120 km or 75 mi Wonju
$1140
121 km or 75 mi Siheung
$1087
122 km or 76 mi Daegu
$1114
122 km or 76 mi Andong
$871
123 km or 76 mi Anyang
$1025
123 km or 76 mi Seongnam
$1127